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A review by chickenafraido
Echo in Onyx by Sharon Shinn
4.0
Started off a little slow, but ramped up to a very interesting middle section wherein I really enjoyed the characters. The banter between Brianna and Nico was very fun and there seemed to be a lot of believable chemistry there. Brianna herself was brave and self-assured, with a commendable dedication to loyalty. She had a strong sense of justice and clearly cared very deeply for those she loved.
Unfortunately, this characterization is also why i disliked the climax of the story, as I felt it didn't do proper justice to the characters we'd spent all this time getting to know. Everything fell apart, as we knew it had to at some point, yet all these strong characters also seemed to crumble. It went against what I had come to expect from them, and it diminished my enjoyment by quite a bit. We saw things pick back up again by the very end, but there was a bit too much wallowing in the meantime for my taste.
Still, this was an interesting and unique world, and I'm eager to see what else Shinn does with it. I only hope we get to see a bit more of Nico and Brianna's story.
Unfortunately, this characterization is also why i disliked the climax of the story, as I felt it didn't do proper justice to the characters we'd spent all this time getting to know. Everything fell apart, as we knew it had to at some point, yet all these strong characters also seemed to crumble. It went against what I had come to expect from them, and it diminished my enjoyment by quite a bit. We saw things pick back up again by the very end, but there was a bit too much wallowing in the meantime for my taste.
Still, this was an interesting and unique world, and I'm eager to see what else Shinn does with it. I only hope we get to see a bit more of Nico and Brianna's story.